Weather or climate? Reading a climate graph

Grade 6 Science Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   Thunder rumbles over Ari's soccer field at 4 p.m., so the game pauses for 30 minutes. Is that weather or climate?

   • Weather: it is what the air is doing now
   • Climate: it is what the air is doing now
   • Neither: thunder is not part of weather
2. 2.

   Bo reads that Fresno, California, averages just 1 mm of rain in July over 1991–2020. Is that weather or climate?

   • Climate: it is a long-run average
   • Neither: rain is not part of climate
   • Weather: it is a long-run average
3. 3.

   Esme's phone says tomorrow will be windy, with a high of 12 °C (54 °F). Is that weather or climate?

   • Weather: it is a forecast for one day
   • Neither: wind is not part of weather
   • Climate: it is a forecast for one day
5. 4.

   Kira checks the line on Fresno's climate graph for April. What is the average April temperature?

   • 26 °C (79 °F)
   • 29 °C (84 °F)
   • 17 °C (62 °F)
   • 9 °C (48 °F)
6. 5.

   Luz packs a jacket for the coolest month in Fresno. Using the line, which month has the lowest average temperature?

   Use the picture in question 4.

   • January, at 9 °C (48 °F)
   • July, where the bar is shortest
   • April, at 17 °C (62 °F)
   • October, at 19 °C (67 °F)
7. 6.

   On Fresno's climate graph, the bars show rain and snow. How much falls in an average January, Milo?

   Use the picture in question 4.

   • 9 mm
   • 55 mm
   • 14 mm
   • 26 mm
8. 7.

   Noah wonders when an umbrella is least needed in Fresno. Using the bars, which month is driest?

   Use the picture in question 4.

   • April, with 26 mm
   • October, with 14 mm
   • July, with about 1 mm
   • January, where the line is lowest
9. 8.

   Rain boots, ready! Using the bars on Fresno's graph, which month is wettest, Pia?

   Use the picture in question 4.

   • October, with 14 mm
   • April, with 26 mm
   • July, where the line is highest
   • January, with 55 mm
10. 9.

    Ren's notebook needs a word for "the usual weather of a place, averaged over about 30 years." Which word fits?

    • Climate
    • Humidity
    • Weather
    • Forecast
11. 10.

    Zee wants to describe a town's climate for a report. Which data should Zee use?

    • Readings from one rainy week
    • Tomorrow's forecast for the town
    • Averages from about 30 years of records
    • The temperature right now